Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
04 Apr 1995, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Abstract
A site specific risk zoning study was conducted on a Junior College Campus near Eureka, California, USA to evaluate the potential seismic/geologic hazards due to the presence of a 1 km wide low angle thrust fault system. Issues addressed to determine the level of risk at any location on the campus include: land sliding, earthquake ground shaking, ground surface rupture and deformation, lateral spreading, liquefaction, differential settlement, and tsunamis. Based on these potential hazards, a micro-zonation model was developed based on 13 different zones and 5 levels of risk. Information for use in this model was collected using a combination of paleo seismic trenches, geophysical surveys and soil borings. This information was then combined to develop a map of risk zones within the campus. This map provides site specific land use recommendations to assist the college in locating appropriate sites for future campus expansion.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1995 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Bickner, F. R.; Lindberg, D. N.; and Chaney, R. C., "Site Specific Seismic/Geologic Hazards Risk Zoning" (1995). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 3.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/03icrageesd/session07/3
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Site Specific Seismic/Geologic Hazards Risk Zoning
St. Louis, Missouri
A site specific risk zoning study was conducted on a Junior College Campus near Eureka, California, USA to evaluate the potential seismic/geologic hazards due to the presence of a 1 km wide low angle thrust fault system. Issues addressed to determine the level of risk at any location on the campus include: land sliding, earthquake ground shaking, ground surface rupture and deformation, lateral spreading, liquefaction, differential settlement, and tsunamis. Based on these potential hazards, a micro-zonation model was developed based on 13 different zones and 5 levels of risk. Information for use in this model was collected using a combination of paleo seismic trenches, geophysical surveys and soil borings. This information was then combined to develop a map of risk zones within the campus. This map provides site specific land use recommendations to assist the college in locating appropriate sites for future campus expansion.
